Chilli Garlic Prawns

Name: Chilli Garlic Prawns
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gms medium size prawns; 1/4 th tsp black pepper powder; 2 tsp cornflour; 1 tsp soy sauce; 1 tsp oil; 1/4 th tsp salt; 1 onion cubed and petals disintegrated; 1/2 capsicum deseeded and cubed; 2 green chillies chopped; 2-3 green chillies slit; 5-6 garlic cloves minced; 1/2 tsp ginger grated; 1 tbsp hot and sweet tomato chilli sauce; 1 tbsp chilli sauce; 1 tsp soy sauce; 1.5 tsp vinegar; 1/4 th tsp ajinomoto; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; as per taste salt and 1/4 th tsp sugar; 1 tbsp coriander or spring onion chopped for garnishing

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Chilli Garlic Prawns is an Indo Chinese dish which can be prepared easily with few ingredients and tastes delicious. It is a sizzling combination of batter fried prawns alongwith vegetables, Asian hot ,sweet and sour sauces and fresh herbs which makes this dish very appetizing. Serve them as an appetizer or as a side with noodles or fried rice.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

20 minutes

2 servings

250 gmsmedium size prawns
For marination:
1/4th tsp black pepper powder
2 tspcornflour
1 tspsoy sauce
1 tspoil
1/4th tsp salt
Others:
1onion cubed and petals disintegrated
1/2capsicum deseeded and cubed
2green chillies chopped
2-3green chillies slit
5-6garlic cloves minced
1/2 tspginger grated
For sauce:
1 tbsphot and sweet tomato chilli sauce
1 tbspchilli sauce
1 tspsoy sauce
1.5 tspvinegar
1/4th tsp ajinomoto
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
3 tbspvegetable oil
as per tastesalt and 1/4 th tsp sugar
1 tbspcoriander or spring onion chopped for garnishing

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Devein and clean the prawns.Smear salt,soy sauce,black pepper powder,1 tsp oil and cornflour on the prawns and set aside for 10 minutes.Heat oil in a pan and fry the prawns lightly on medium heat flipping gently to and fro for 3 minutes. Do not overcook the prawns as they tend to become hard and rubbery. The cornflour gives the prawns a crispy coating while they are soft inside.Set aside on an absorbent kitchen tissue.
2

To make Chilli Garlic Prawns:
Clean the pan and add 2 tbsp more oil.Saute garlic and ginger until fragrant. Add chopped and slit chillies,capsicum and onion cubes.Saute on high flame for 2-3 minutes until capsicum and onions are partially cooked,but they should not lose their crunch. Add chilli sauce,tomato sauce,soy sauce,vinegar,pepper,salt and sugar.Add 2 tbsp water and toss.Add the fried prawns.
3

Add ajinomoto and toss the prawns in the sauce to combine all.Garnish with chopped coriander or spring onion and serve crispy Chilli Garlic Prawns as an appetizer or as a side with noodles or fried rice.